Listener Crossword 4183: Solution Notes
Continental Drift by Shark
Puzzle explanation
The associations for down answers were all countries in Europe (at least partly), apart from AFRICA, whose letters formed the outline of the continent.
Clue explanations
Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal
| No | Answer | Entry / association | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across | |||
| 1 | FASCES | ESCAFS | (CAFÉS with E moved to the front) around S |
| 7 | BOOTS | TOBSO | OBS in TO |
| 11 | PILLAU | PILULA | PILULA |
| 13 | WAUL | AWLU | U(tter) after AWL |
| 15 | PLESSOR | SLOREPS | SLO(g) + REPS |
| 16 | TIV | ITV | ITV |
| 17 | LETHE | TEHEL | HEL after (TED − D) |
| 19 | COWSHED | CHEWODS | CODS around (HE + W) |
| 22 | ÉCLAT | LETCA | LET + CA |
| 23 | FARE | EFRA | (fromag)E FRA(is) |
| 26 | OROGENY | ONOYGER | O + YON < + GER |
| 28 | NOSILY | NLSYIO | (LION with last letter moved to the front) around SY |
| 29 | PEAPOD | OPPEAD | OPP + EA + D |
| 31 | OESTRUS | EUTSORS | (SUE around ROST) < |
| 33 | CHON | OCNH | O/C + N(ursing) H(ome) |
| 36 | STOLE | ETSOL | (j)ET + SOL |
| 38 | OX-FENCE | FENXOCE | FEN + X + ECO < |
| 40 | LOREL | ERLOL | LOL after ER |
| 43 | REF | FRE | FRE(e) |
| 44 | INEPTLY | LPYNTIE | LP + Y + N + TIE |
| 46 | KEEL | EKLE | (ELK E(merge)) < |
| 47 | SEA APE | AEAESP | SP after (EA + EA) < |
| 48 | TELLS | LETLS | L in LETS |
| 49 | GAFFES | FAFESG | FAG around FES(t) |
| Down | |||
| 2 | SIXTH | German, Italian | S(occer) + XI < + TH(e) |
| 3 | CLOVER | Dutch | CL + OVER |
| 4 | AUNT | Welsh | (j)AUNT(s) |
| 5 | FLY | Spanish | FLAY − A |
| 6 | SASH | French | S + ASH |
| 7 | TILES | Dutch | TIL + SE(ed) < |
| 8 | BARLEY | Scotch | BAR + LEY |
| 9 | SWEAT | English | SEAT around W |
| 10 | MUSTARD | English, French | STAR in MUD |
| 12 | COLLOPS | Scotch | COL + LOPS |
| 14 | RICE | Spanish | R + ICE |
| 18 | OCEAN | German | (b)EACON * |
| 20 | WAY | Greek | WAYGOOSE − GOOSE |
| 21 | DOOR | French | D + ROO < |
| 24 | FLUTE | English, German | FLU + T(ake) + E |
| 25 | VIOLETS | African | V + (LIE TO) * + S |
| 27 | NOSE | Greek | NO(o)SE |
| 28 | NEEDLES | Spanish | NEEDLESSLY − SLY |
| 30 | POX | French | PO + X |
| 32 | SONNET | Italian | TENNOS < |
| 34 | COFFEE | Irish, Turkish | COF(f) + FEE |
| 35 | HEEL | French | (t)HE EL(evator) |
| 37 | STYLE | Greek | EL < after STY |
| 38 | FRIES | French | F + RIES(ling) |
| 39 | CROSS | Greek | C(a)R(b)O(n) + ’S + S |
| 41 | LEAF | Dutch | 2 meanings |
| 42 | LOAF | French | LO + A + F |
| 45 | TEA | Russian | TEA(r) |